The panchayat outrage
It was a vote for self-governance, not self-determination. No panchayat election in the country ever created as much hype as that of Jammu and …
Rights without benefits
Over 1.3 million tribals and forest dwellers have got rights over the land they had been using for years under the Forest Rights Act. This can, …
रोजगार के लिए कहां जाएं किसान
कृषि क्षेत्र में रोजगार के अवसर लगातार कम हो रहे हैं। भारत में कृषि छोड़ने वाले लोगों के लिए विकल्प की सख्त दरकार है।
Panchayat elections are set to become all the more important
These village-level governments have all the ingredients to make or break a political party’s fortune
Cull the caste
The fight against the caste system must be about control over natural resources, not professions of marginalised groups
Presidential panchayat
India's third-tier of government has a few lessons for those seeking presidential form of government
Education, infrastructure saving grace for top districts: NITI Aayog report
Top performing districts still lag behind in development parameters like health and nutrition
India’s criminal wastage: over 10 million works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned
Since April 2014, the rate of work completion has been declining at rapid pace, indicating that crucial assets for villages are not getting created
DRDA faces axe
District Rural Development Agency in conflict with Constitution; committee suggests its abolition
सरकार के इस नायाब तरीके से गरीबी मुक्त भारत जल्द
सरकार अपनी सभी सहायता का मुद्रीकरण कर उसे गरीबों की आमदनी में जोड़कर गरीबी उन्मूलन की दिशा में आगे बढ़ रही है
The wise debate
As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious
भारत की आपराधिक बर्बादी: मनरेगा के तहत एक करोड़ से अधिक का काम अधूरा
डाउन टू अर्थ का विश्लेषण यह सामने लाता है कि ज्यादातर कार्य उन राज्यों में अपूर्ण हैं, जिनके कई जिलों ने पिछले तीन साल के ...
Centre eases rules for accessing watershed programme funds
States that are currently facing severe drought are the ones who have spent the least on soil conservation and water conservation
The others too
The MeToo campaign comes at a time when women are being courted for electoral gains. Is it good or bad?
पंचायतों पर डोरे डालने के निहितार्थ
पंचायती राज व्यवस्था अपने 25वें साल में है। विकास का महत्वपूर्ण यंत्र बनने के कारण ये सभी दलों को आकर्षित कर रही है।
Boss, the real beehive!
Rahul Gandhi’s idea of governance needs fresh focus. How about more autonomy to nearly 240,000 panchayats?
Why the budget must focus on rural India
India is staring at a rural economic crisis. If the budget does not spend on rural India, the nation’s growth will be badly impacted
Poverty line delinked from food and other entitlements given to the poor
Government to wait for results of socio-economic caste census to decide parameters on who should be covered under social welfare programmes
India’s declining rural income pulls downs global economic growth: IMF
International Monetary Fund says downgrade of global economy due to India’s dipping growth rates
बजट 2020-21: मनरेगा में शामिल हो जाएंगी कई ग्रामीण विकास योजनाएं?
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पंचायती राज दिवस: कोरोना महामारी और हमारी पंचायतें
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने पंचायत सदस्यों से बात करते हुए कहा कि हमें यह सीखने की जरूरत है कि गांव, शहरों की अपेक्षा कोविड-19 ...
A Mea Culpa budget
The budget is expected to have all the elements that will empower the government to say, ‘We are pro-poor’
Political economy of welfare
The BJP-led government's change of heart for big-ticket rural programmes says a lot about its dwindling political fortune
A million opportunities lost
The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the …
Land use policy for the country on anvil
Rural development ministry revives two-decade old plan to demarcate the country according to land use to avert conflicts